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Geist Reservoir Water Level

Indiana

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Geist Reservoir

Geist Reservoir is currently at a water-surface elevation of 784.5 feet.

784.46 ft · Updated 4 hours ago · U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Current level

784.46ft

Status unavailable

Since last reading

No meaningful change

Previous readingOct 24784.46 ft

7-day change

Down 0.02 ft

7-day trend: Stable

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 0.02 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
784.46 ft
24h
0.00 ft
7d
-0.02 ft
30d
+0.02 ft

Elevation (ft) Water-surface elevation (ft)

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Current lake level

Geist Reservoir is currently 784.46 ft. The lake has fallen 0.02 ft over the past 7 days and risen 0.02 ft over the past 30 days.

Geist Reservoir Level Details

Reference elevations, recent daily readings, data sources, and answers to common questions.

Conditions & Reference

Level status

Summary updating

This comparison needs the current level and full pool. We use the live feed when present, otherwise the latest daily summary when it includes a pool comparison.

DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Water-surface elevation (ft)
Elevation reference
Not available
Source
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Reference levels

No published reference elevations for this lake.

Surrounding county drought

Abnormally Dry

Dominant category Abnormally Dry (D0); not counted as official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Surrounding county drought

Hamilton County, IN

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The largest share of Hamilton County, IN is Abnormally Dry (D0), which the U.S. Drought Monitor does not count as official drought. These figures describe the surrounding county from the lake location, not the lake itself.. Trend: Worsening compared with last week. Official drought (D1–D4) no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Worsening

Compared with last week

Official drought (D1–D4)

No

Abnormally Dry (D0) is present in the surrounding county, but D0 is not counted as official drought (D1–D4).

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Oct 20, 2026. Updated weekly. Official drought means U.S. Drought Monitor categories D1–D4 (Moderate through Exceptional). Abnormally Dry (D0) is not counted as official drought. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Hamilton County, IN

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 25, 2026784.460
Oct 24, 2026784.460
Oct 23, 2026784.460
Oct 22, 2026784.46-0.01
Oct 21, 2026784.470
Oct 20, 2026784.47-0.01
Oct 19, 2026784.480

Common questions about Geist Reservoir’s water level

  • The current water level at Geist Reservoir is 784.46 ft (updated 4 hours ago). You can track the Geist Reservoir lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Over the past seven days the Geist Reservoir lake level has held relatively steady — the current 7-day trend is Stable. The history chart above shows the full trend.

  • Readings refresh when U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) publishes new gauge data — typically daily for most reservoirs. The timestamp above the chart shows when the latest observation arrived on Lake Insights.

Lake level glossary

Definitions for pool targets, datums, and how elevation readings are labeled.

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